Lake Bogoria and Lake Baringo

This past weekend my roommates and I went on a camping trip to two lakes in Kenya. It was a two hour drive (not including all the time on the backroads of the parks). We stopped at the equator on the way there, which was pretty cool. One of the shop owners did a demonstration to show us how the water moves in different directions on each side of the equator.

Lake Bogoria is known for its hippos and crocodiles. Jordyn and I went on a boat ride to see the animals and got to go visit one of the islands in the middle. It is inhabited by 1,000 Masai people who live off the land and mostly fish. The other island is home to one man, his FIVE wives, and his 27 children.

We camped out at Lake Baringo and it was SO BEAUTIFUL. The drive through the park was amazing (after negotiating our entrance fee down from 2,500 shillings to 750). It is surrounded by mountains and the lake was full of flamingos. The campsite was more isolated and we got to swim in a warm stream. It was really fun and we definitely surprised some locals who were taking baths. Lauren and Grace (our two crazy and amazing Australian roomies) started to help soap them up and we couldn't stop laughing.

The night ended with a bonfire and I taught everyone how to make s'mores. My Australian roomies are convinced that s'mores are easily the most significant contribution America has made to the world. The next day we got some more amazing pictures of the lake and flamingos. We also saw the hot springs and even hard boiled some eggs in them!